Podcast appearances and mentions of Junior Seau

In this episode of Sports the NEMO Way we bring the best chargers to the table for discussion.

THE NOSE GOD! NFL legend Vince Wilfork stops by Green Light's Airbnb in New Orleans with Kingsford and has a fantastic conversation with Chris Long and Beau Allen. The fellas talk Vince's role in the Patriots Dynasty, his relationship with Bill Belichick, playing with Tom Brady, Mike Vrabel, Richard Seymour and Rodney Harrison, and an infamous fight in college that had Butch Davis exclaiming "Well, did you kick their a**?" An awesome episode with one of the best ever presented by Kingsford. (00:00) - Intro (2:26) - Vince Wilfork on Green Light! (3:26) - Vince's Super Bowl Memories (9:50) - Veteran Teammates (14:45) - Super Bowl XXXIX (19:15) - Bill Belichick (25:20) - Richard Seymour's Dominance (29:50) - Food From Live Fire Republic And Kingsford (40:30) - Tom Brady (55:18) - Randy Moss (59:05) - Junior Seau (1:01:10) - Aaron Hernandez (1:10:30) - National Championship with Miami Hurricanes (1:15:50) - Mike Vrabel Have some interesting takes, some codebreaks or just want to talk to the Green Light Crew? We want to hear from you. Call into the Green Light Hotline and give us your hottest takes, your biggest gripes and general thoughts. Day and night, this hotline is open. Green Light Hotline: ‪(202) 991-0723‬ Send any Talent Search submissions to: social@chalkmedia.com Include any video of your talents, takes and bits as well as a little bit about yourself. Love hearing from the Green Light fans. Also, check out our paddling partners at Appomattox River Company to get your canoes, kayaks and paddleboards so you're set to hit the river this summer. https://paddleva.com/ Green Light Spotify Music: https://open.spotify.com/user/951jyryv2nu6l4iqz9p81him9?si=17c560d10ff04a9b Spotify Layup Line: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1olmCMKGMEyWwOKaT1Aah3?si=675d445ddb824c42 Green Light Tube YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgxWFAA-wuB7osdiAJyLOcw Green Light with Chris Long: Subscribe and enjoy weekly content including podcasts, documentaries, live chats, celebrity interviews and more including hot news items, trending discussions from the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA are just a small part of what we will be sharing with you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hacksaw remembers the Super Men that got the San Diego Chargers to Super Bowl XXIX against the San Francisco 49ers. We focus on owner Alex Spanos, GM Bobby Beatherd, Head Coach Bobby Ross as well as star players Stan Humphries, Junior Seau, Stan Brock, Natrone Means, and Tony Martin. Lee Hacksaw Hamilton was there for all of it as the Voice of the Chargers. “Show Me Your Lightning Bolt!” Here's what Lee Hamilton thinks on Saturday, January 18, 2025. (Recorded Nov 14, 2023)   1..1994-95...SEASON CHARGERS FANS HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN-BEGIN? "AIR CORYELL ERA OVER, ALEX SPANS TAKES CONTROL"   2..THE ARRIVAL OF THE GM WITH HIS SURFBOARD..WHO WAS BOBBY BEATHERD? "CUT FROM DIFFERENT CLOTH"   3..BOSS ROSS-HEAD COACH NO ONE KNEW ABOUT "BOSS ROSS-WINNER" =================== HALFTIME...DIXIELINE LUMBER ====================   4..THE TRADES...ANYONE FROM ANYWHERE "STAN HUMPHRIES - THE MAD BOMBER"   5..THE FREE AGENTS THAT SHOWED UP (STAN BROCK/TONY MARTIN)              "FREE AGENT FINDS"   6..THE NFL DRAFT – JUNIOR SEAU, NATRONE MEANS "HIGH PICKS-BIG RESULTS"   7..SUPER BOWL TO SADDEST TIMES "GOT THERE-ENDED THERE"     #nfl #chargers #bobbyross #stanhumphries #juniorseau #tonymartin #stanbrock #natronemeans #alfredpupunu #49ers #steveyoung #broncos #johnelway #chiefs #martyschottenheimer #superbowl #dolphins #BOBBYROSS #BOBBYBEATHERD #ALEXSPANOS   Be sure to share this episode with a friend!   ☆☆    STAY CONNECTED    ☆☆ For more of Hacksaw's Headlines, The Best 15 Minutes, One Man's Opinion, and Hacksaw's Pro Football Notebook: http://www.leehacksawhamilton.com/   SUBSCRIBE on YouTube for more reactions, upcoming shows and more! ► https://www.youtube.com/c/leehacksawhamiltonsports   FACEBOOK ➡ https://www.facebook.com/leehacksaw.hamilton.9   TWITTER ➡ https://twitter.com/hacksaw1090   TIKTOK ➡ https://www.tiktok.com/@leehacksawhamilton   INSTAGRAM ➡ https://www.instagram.com/leehacksawhamiltonsports/   MUSIC ➡  https://www.purple-planet.com     To get the latest news and information in sports, join Hacksaw's Insider's Group. It's free! https://www.leehacksawhamilton.com/team/ Thank you to our sponsors: Dixieline Lumber and Home Centers https://www.dixieline.com/  

We take a walk down Memory Lane as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the greatest season in San Diego Chargers history. Lee Hacksaw Hamilton was there for all of it as the Voice of the Chargers. Hacksaw shares stories of the big games in the 1994-95 season that got Bobby Ross, Stan Humphries, and Junior Seau into Super Bowl XXIX against the San Francisco 49ers. Huge wins over the Raiders, Broncos, Chiefs as well as big playoff wins all along the way. Bolt Up! Here's what Lee Hamilton thinks on Friday, January 17, 2025. (Recorded Nov 14, 2023)   1)...CHARGERS-HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO WIN-BOBBY ROSS "BUILD IT-WIN IT"   2)...A SUPER BOWL SEASON...HOW DID THE BOLTS GET THERE? "THUNDER & LIGHTNING GAME VS BRONCOS"   2)...SEATTLE...COMEBACK FROM ADVERSITY "BRING THE BLITZ-GET BEAT"   3)...RAIDERS...RIVAL GAME IN LA "SILVER &  BLACK BEATDOWN"   4)...CHIEFS-ARROWHEAD STADIUM "SCHOTTENHEIMER-VS-ROSS" ============== HALFTIME--DIXIELINE LUMBER ==============   5...PLAYOFFS-MIAMI "RAIN-MUD-DON SHULA   6..STEELERS AFC SUNDAY "TERRIBLE TOWEL TIME"   7..SUPER BOWL SUNDAY "STEVE YOUNG-LIGHTNING STRIKES"   8..CHARGERS POST SCRIPT...ONE & DONE "1994-95--TRIUMPH & TRAGEDY"     #nfl #chargers #bobbyross #stanhumphries #juniorseau #tonymartin #stanbrock #natronemeans #alfredpupunu #49ers #steveyoung #broncos #johnelway #chiefs #martyschottenheimer #superbowl #dolphins   Be sure to share this episode with a friend!   ☆☆    STAY CONNECTED    ☆☆ For more of Hacksaw's Headlines, The Best 15 Minutes, One Man's Opinion, and Hacksaw's Pro Football Notebook: http://www.leehacksawhamilton.com/   SUBSCRIBE on YouTube for more reactions, upcoming shows and more! ► https://www.youtube.com/c/leehacksawhamiltonsports   FACEBOOK ➡ https://www.facebook.com/leehacksaw.hamilton.9   TWITTER ➡ https://twitter.com/hacksaw1090   TIKTOK ➡ https://www.tiktok.com/@leehacksawhamilton   INSTAGRAM ➡ https://www.instagram.com/leehacksawhamiltonsports/   MUSIC ➡  https://www.purple-planet.com     To get the latest news and information in sports, join Hacksaw's Insider's Group. It's free! https://www.leehacksawhamilton.com/team/ Thank you to our sponsors: Dixieline Lumber and Home Centers https://www.dixieline.com/  

Ho ho ho! Well, we've made it to the end of another year.  Jennifer talks a bit about the lessons learned in his one, and the ones that seem to be on the horizon. We revisit a tidbit from last week's podcast when Amelia Earhart suggested I might take a trip to ChatGPT with regard to the book I'm working on - and I realized when I listened afterwards, she may have been referring to a search I had done a few days before. Turns out that indeed was the case, when I asked ChatGPT to identify the mysterious woman whom Amelia was in love with, who was part of the marriage with George Putnam, who was in bed with Amelia and George when Dorothy Putnam walked in on the three of them. This has been something I had searched and researched since 2008 when I first heard it from Pattie Canova, a medium in NYC, then via Jamie Butler, a medium working with Channeling Erik, then via Jennifer Shaffer during our marathon interviews with Amelia when we met ten years ago. Now I have a name to go with the story.  I am thrilled to learn it.  Then Junior Seau showed up to say hello - we've interviewed him before about how CTE has been cured by Joe Namath using oxygen therapy.  Then my old pal Bill Paxton showed up to say hello, tease Jennifer because she always forgets her name, and when I asked him who he was surprised to see on the flipside, he mentioned Carl Weathers - whom I spent a year writing a screenplay with. Carl was also a sweetheart, a wonderful friend like Bill is and was - and knowing the two of them hanging out means all that many more laughs in the universe. Another thrilling thing to hear. So with all these thrills, sending everyone a happy holidays, Happy Hanukkah, a safe and hilarious New Year's and we'll catch you on the flipside of 2024! As always, a special thanks to Jennifer and to Luana for making this podcast possible. It's mind bending, but it has been since we began ten years ago!!!

Another unusual podcast. Jennifer begins by talking about her meeting over at United Talent Agency where they're talking with her about doing some shows... and then spoke about her "uncorked event" in Manhattan Beach last Monday. We then spoke about a book she's been reading that on the back cover talks about someone meeting Jimi Hendrix on the flipside - someone who has shown up often in our sessions, whether in the books BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE FLIPSIDE or TUNING INTO THE AFTERLIFE. (People who report being greeted by him on the flipside included Janis Joplin (who left the stage a few months after him) by Charles Grodin who saw him as a talk show host, by John Lennon who saw him waiting for him onstage to play "Blue Suede Shoes."  Also Harry Dean Stanton said he was playing at the Monterey Pop festival, and later Fred Roos said the same about seeing Jimi on the flipside.  Everyone recognizes him. I was at a screening of a new film called "Rebel With a Cause" a documentary about the late great actor and humanitarian Charles Grodin.  It's a terrific film with interviews of Robert De Niro, Martin Short, Steve Martin and others.   Jennifer hasn't seen the film, no one has seen the film, but Charles was able to answers questions about the screening and about the content of the film.   Then a number of people stopped by to talk about the film, about how they all get to watch the film because people they know in our group of the flipside were in attendance, and by connection, so were they.  Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse (both answer questions), Heath Ledger - as well as Paul Allen, Junior Seau and Dave Duerson - who were reminding Jennifer this morning about how "oxygen therapy can help with brain trauma" - in reference to fellow football player Brett Favre announcing he has Parkinson's.  I'm sorry I didn't get to everyone.  I like to point out that people can talk to them if they take the time to ask them questions and wait for the answers.  The answer might not be verbal, they may be visual.  Another mind bending session - and it ends with a conversation with Phil Hartman - someone Jennifer didn't know, but who Charles Grodin was instrumental and helping to get an audition with his friend Lorne Michaels, who cast him in the SNL show. Phil talks about seeing Belushi on the flipside, and about his reaction to seeing Charles Grodin as well. It's all mind bending, but that doesn't stop us from sharing this information. Hope it helps. 

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In today's episode, Texas Longhorn's great Johnny Walker will provide unique insights into the current UT games, as well as the importance of building strong offensive and defensive lines in football. Alamo City Sportscast Ep.219 Introduction Welcome back to another thrilling episode of the Alamo City Sportscast! Today's show is broadcasting from not one, but two different cities in Texas, with your co-hosts Joe Garcia coming to you from San Antonio and Michael Jimenez live from Conroe, Texas. As we dive into a host of stimulating sports topics, we're excited to bring on our special guest, Johnny Walker, a former Texas Longhorn legend and member of the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame. Amidst our usual football discussions, we'll also unpack the latest NFL injuries, team performances, and their broader implications. Main Discussion In today's episode, we delve deep into the latest NFL headlines, particularly focusing on the risk and impacts of concussions in football. We'll discuss the concerning situation of Tua Tagovailoa's repeated concussions and debate whether the Miami Dolphins should consider his long-term health over immediate returns. Additionally, our conversation will pivot towards upcoming NFL matchups, with the Dallas Cowboys slated against the New Orleans Saints and the Houston Texans facing the Chicago Bears. Johnny Walker will provide unique insights into these games, as well as the importance of building strong offensive and defensive lines in football. Episode Highlights Broadcast across Texas: Joe Garcia broadcasting from San Antonio and Michael Jimenez from Conroe, Texas. Special Guest: Featuring Johnny Walker, Texas Longhorn legend and Texas High School Football Hall of Fame member. Miami Dolphins Drama: Analysis of the repercussions of Tua Tagovailoa's recent concussion and potential career impacts. NFL Concussion Crisis: Discussion on the history and ongoing challenges of concussions in the NFL, with references to notable players like Troy Aikman and Junior Seau. Weekend NFL Predictions: Preview of Dallas Cowboys vs. New Orleans Saints and Houston Texans vs. Chicago Bears matchups. Building the Trenches: Insight into the long-term strategy of drafting offensive linemen, specifically focusing on the New Orleans Saints. Player Safety Innovations: Debating the effectiveness of new equipment like the Guardian cap in preventing concussions. Tune in to catch all this and more on the Alamo City Sportscast, where we expertly blend sports, culture, and insightful conversations to keep you informed and entertained. Subscribe and Follow Don't forget to subscribe and join the conversation with your comments and feedback! Subscribe To The Alamo City Podcast YouTube Channel You can now help support the Alamo City Sportscast by tipping us at our Buy Me A Coffee link: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlamoCitySportscast //Make Sure To Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel & Hit That Like Button! //Social Media:

On the latest episode of Rams Iconic, D'Marco Farr is joined by former NFL linebacker and Rams legend Pisa Tinoisamoa. Together, they discuss Pisa's upbringing in Oceanside, California, how he emulated his game after NFL legend Junior Seau, his emotional reaction to the Rams' Super Bowl LVI victory, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Braves bats wake up in Seattle, Orlando Arcia's star turn, Mississippi Masher, FSU QB dies, Bad Deion resurfaces, stopping CFB players from opting out of bowl games, Falcons strange NFL Draft revisited, Cousins vs Penix, new Bears stadium goes down in flames, Chris Sale domination, Shohei Otani's gambling woes, being in 1st place on May 1, Mike Trout injured again, Scherzer's setback, Rockies plumb new depths, no MLB team in Monterrey please, Royals & Chiefs homeless? Bison 1 Man 0, Tommy Lee wins Kentucky Derby? the great Earl Campbell, David Beckham, Kyle Busch, Sarah Langs battle with ALS, WWI veteran tennis player, Norm Van Brocklin, Jack Kemp, Junior Seau, Bobby Unser, 1st NL homer, Hall of Famer Rube Waddell traded for a cigar, night lights, Lou Gehrig benches himself, Ted Williams joins the Marine Corps, all-Jewish lineup, Stan Musial & Nate Colbert's record, gay umpire Dave Pallone's beef with Pete Rose, Nike's Chicks Dig the Long Ball ad with Glavine and Maddux, the ballad of Jarrod Saltalamacchia, plus Pete's Tweets, This Day in Sports History, Ripley's Believe It or Not! and quotes from Elston Howard and Branch Rickey!

On May 2, 2012, Junior Seau -- an NFL legend who redefined the linebacker position during his career -- took his own life, shocking his friends, family, and many fans. Known for his fierce playing style and leadership on the field, Seau's impact on football forever changed and modernized the sport, but it was his untimely death that sparked a crucial conversation about the prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the league, shedding light on the long-term consequences of head injuries and prompting calls for greater player safety measures. Hosts: Jason Beckerman & Derek Kaufman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(0:00-15:02) Dave, Josh, and Mario are now back on a Wednesday and we are PUMPED! We welcome Burt Grossman, a former first round pick for the Chargers. We go through his draft process and what it was like then compared to now. Plus a look into his and Junior Seau's close relationship. (15:02-33:25) Josh comes on to tell us he has a weird feeling of a team that the Chargers might trade with for the upcoming season. Plus Dave takes us on a history lesson of why you do not trade down in a talented WR class. Should the Chargers keep their top 5 pick? (33:25-End) To finish off another great show of Bolt City. Dave, Josh, and Mario take a look at the win total for the Chargers in 2024 and determine if it is too high or low for the team. Then the guys answer some YouTube questions. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave, Josh, and Mario are now back on a Wednesday and we are PUMPED! We welcome Burt Grossman, a former first round pick for the Chargers. We go through his draft process and what it was like then compared to now. Plus a look into his and Junior Seau's close relationship. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MMA Champ Cain Velasquez faces a trial for his freedom after what appears to be a shocking act of vigilante justice against the man Cain's son said abused him at his daycare. While explosive violence and MMA seem to go together, Cain's defense team tells the court he may be suffering from brain injury which caused him to attack the man he believes abused his son. Could Cain have CTE like Aaron Hernandez and Junior Seau? Join ESPN sportscaster and journalist Jay Harris is he dives deep into the case against Cain Velasquez and discovers this father of two is being treated very differently from the accused abuser.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MMA Champ Cain Velasquez faces a trial for his freedom after what appears to be a shocking act of vigilante justice against the man Cain's son said abused him at his daycare. While explosive violence and MMA seem to go together, Cain's defense team tells the court he may be suffering from brain injury which caused him to attack the man he believes abused his son. Could Cain have CTE like Aaron Hernandez and Junior Seau? Join ESPN sportscaster and journalist Jay Harris is he dives deep into the case against Cain Velasquez and discovers this father of two is being treated very differently from the accused abuser.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our once a year podcast from Jennifer's office in Manhattan Beach.  Another mind bending adventure, this time with numerous folks stopping by to wish me happy birthday - from Luana Anders to Charles Grodin, Bill Paxton, Prince - and the Akashic librarian "Five."   He talks a bit about how anyone can come and visit him and explore previous lifetimes. Charles Grodin points out that if he was still on the planet, he'd be taking me out for a birthday lunch or dinner - Chuck was the type of person who never let us pick up a tab when we were with him, and the one time we did, slipped the credit card to the waiter before we sat down - he was not happy about it. A wonderful charming fellow who never ceases to amaze or amuse.  Today's podcast includes an unusual conversation with my old pal Coleman Hough, who appears in my book ARCHITECTURE OF THE AFTERLIFE, an excerpt of her session is on the "MartiniZone" page on Youtube where she talks about her Parkinsons. What makes the video so compelling is that she stopped shaking altogether during the four to six hour session, but her symptoms came back afterwards. She makes a bold suggestion, that the same methodology we've heard from the flipside for helping with brain damage (CTE) would help people with Parkinson's. (Hyperbaric oxygen therapy.)  I asked if she was aware of anyone on the planet who was using it, and she said "Michael J Fox."  That could be something his organization has looked into - if someone is reading this and knows someone who works there, please share this unusual idea - if they haven't already tried it. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been shown to help people with traumatic brain injuries, and as noted, we had Paul Allen, Junior Seau and Dave Duerson (the latter two who died from CTE and stopped by during one of our sessions) point out that "Joe Namath has cured his CTE using it." Look up the research about Joe - and while he's tried telling people about it, I have no clue whether anyone believes him or not. But folks on the flipside have mentioned it more than once (and its in the documentary "Talking to Paul Allen, Junior Seau and Dave Duerson" free on YouTube.) We also had birthday greetings from Bill Paxton, my old pal, Sally Kellerman, Luana Anders' best friend, and Charles Grodin - who was pals with Luana first.  They're all on the flipside now. Just another mind bending podcast as I'm found of saying - and sharing. For more information JenniferShaffer.com - the book they're talking about on the flipside is "Close Encounters of the Flipside Kind" and I'll be talking about it at Contact in the Desert in late May, early June. Thanks for tuning in!

It's that time of year again - the Super Duper Bowl, and we have a super duper podcast to enjoy. Some years ago, we were just starting this research, and the Microsoft found Paul Allen passed away.  So as an experiment, I asked three people we'd spoken to on the flipside, who knew him, to come forward and help us chat with Paul.  At the time I didn't know that we could "invite anyone" - but figured if we could invite Paul, he'd be more comfortable with some of his pals.  Much to my chagrin (It's in the book BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE FLIPSIDE and in the documentary TALKING TO PAUL ALLEN, JUNIOR SEAU AND DAVE DUERSON on YouTube.  Paul Allen showed Jennifer that two football players who had suffered from CTE were there to greet him. Why? Because of Paul's brain institute.  Jennifer didn't know that there was an institute, I did - but they came forward to tell Jennifer that "Joe Namath had cured his CTE using oxygen therapy." She didn't get it the first two times they came through - because she doesn't know football, didn't know the Quarterback they were showing her. It was only after looking up what they were saying "Quarterback" "CTE" did I discover that Joe has done that. Watch the film, it's free. But today, Junior stopped by. As noted, after he showed up initially, I invited his widow Gina to do a session with Jennifer.  Jennifer didn't know who Junior or Gina was - but does so on camera in the film. It's uncanny. I don't expect anyone to race out and watch the film - but one day it will become an important piece of the puzzle.  So we are used to talking to Junior. (Who took his own life after suffereing from CTE. He and his widow had an amazing reunion, and I thank her for letting me film it. She's happily remarried, living a wonderful life, and if she runs across this podcast, this description, she'll know what I'm referring to.  Junior talks about how people on the flipside can attend the Super Bowl, but mostly through the participation of their loved ones onstage.  So if "Uncle Pete" or "Aunt Betty" seems to be rooting for one of the teams from the Flipside, do not be surprised. I asked our moderator on the flipside, Luana Anders if anyone else wanted to come forward; and it was Prince. We haven't had him on the podcast as of late - but he wanted to point out that anyone can connect with him, anyone can call him for assistance. (Junior also said that "anyone can play in his touch (mental) football games" as well. At some point, I asked Prince about helping someone on this side play a song.  Now - if one listens carefully (and ignores me) they can hear Jennifer (who doesn't know chords or how to transpose guitar chords to piano as I do...) She says "He's saying "G" Then E minor.  Then D. (I heard C, but she clearly says D.) Then C.   It wasn't until after the podcast was over that I went to the internet to look for Prince songs that start with "G and then E minor." And then, to my dismay, shock - when I was putting up the subtitles, I could SEE WHAT JENNIFER SAYS. She says "G" then "E minor" then "D" then "C."  (later she adds "B and F) But look it up. G                                   Em     I never meant to cause you any sorrow D                                   C     I never meant to cause you any pain G                                        Em     I only want one time to see you laughing   D                                           G   I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain.   As I was writing this, I wrote to Jennifer and told her what the chords were for and she replied: "He said purple rain - just thought it was... whatever. Amazing!" Yes. It is amazing.  Next time I'll play it properly. Enjoy. #PRINCE #SUPERBOWL2024 #JUNIORSEAU

You can hear in his voice what made Corey Dillon successful. Corey's passion for football and positive mindset made him a star. We were lucky enough to have him in New England from 2004-2006. In that time, Corey earned a spot on the Patriots 2000's All-Decade Team. Corey speaks with us about his beginnings in the NFL with the Bengals. And discusses how he stayed focused on sub .500 teams. He talks about the day he put the Bengals on his back, running for 278 yards against the Broncos. Hear why this momentous day was bittersweet for him.What was it like coming to the Pats in 2004? Did he buy into the “Patriots Way”? What did Bill Belichick ask Corey in their first meeting? He remembers his New England teammates, gives his thoughts on a number of them including his feelings on Junior Seau. Also, learn what TB12's nickname for Corey was and where it came from.Corey has an impressive resume but has yet to be added to the Bengals Ring of Honor, given a gold jacket, or be immortalized in Foxboro. He gives us his pitch for the Patriots Hall of Fame. Let's get a groundswell for him to don the red jacket. As always, there is more in our conversation. Give it a listen. You'll be glad you did. 

Dario Romero literally fought for everything he had in the National Football League. Undrafted out of Eastern Washington, the defensive tackle spent a year in the CFL before earning a roster spot with the Miami Dolphins in 2002, where he would play alongside the likes of Tim Bowens, Jason Taylor, and Junior Seau for the next three seasons. Contributors to this episode include Sean “DJ Prec” Todd, Nyah Hardmon, and Dolphins Productions. Theme song created and performed by The Honorable SoLo D. The Fish Tank is Presented by iHeart Radio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New podcast competition, Boltman breaks his silence with us, Mitch McConnell freezes up again, Paris Jackson on her dad's birthday, new Boner Armies, and we check in on UofM students after a cyber-attack knocked out Michigan's internet. Happy 65th birthday to Michael Jackson. Paris Jackson decided to make it all about her after getting ‘death threats'. TMZ loved her hairy armpits. Prince and Prince II (aka Blanket) met up in Las Vegas. Is Amy Sedaris funny? She received a bunch of crap for glorifying a pedophile and the World's Greatest Groomer. Drew teaches us of the abuses of Japanese boy band manager, Johnny Kitagawa. Now his niece is in trouble for his actions. There's a new piece on Duran Duran's Andy Taylor in Rolling Stone Magazine. The band's cover album is pretty good. Motor City Rocks 2023 coming to your ears from WLLZ. We found an old school Kirk Gibson KFC commercial. The Dearborn Fire Chief had a bad night. University of Michigan students were without internet for 3 days and they were extremely snobby with us on the telephone. Two New Boner Army Generals: Brylie St. Clair. Victoria Graind. We check in with Boltman and he has some shocking information about the meme of him paying respects to Junior Seau's NFL Hall of Fame bust. DTE has their own ‘Bermuda Triangle' in Washtenaw County where they are gaslighting their customers. Antonio Brown's CTE is acting up. Mitch McConnell froze again after being asked if he is going to run for Senate again. Tiffany Gomas is showing up at airports wearing the same outfit as her meltdown day and doing interviews. The late-night hosts are doing a podcast together during the writer's strike. I can see Karl reviewing this for us. Miley Cyrus is blabbing away out there and she's super tired. Billionaire Bryan Johnson uses his own son as a blood boy and is seeking the fountain of youth. He wants a younger wang too. Bachelorette contestant Josh Seiter died… and then came back to life. Jessica Simpson is getting crap for dressing her 11-year-old daughter “like a whore”. Charlie LeDuff hit the streets in East Palestine. We leave you with the late great Roy Orbison. Visit Our Presenting Sponsor Hall Financial – Michigan's highest rated mortgage company If you'd like to help support the show… please consider subscribing to our YouTube Page, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley and BranDon).

The Chargers are a little different from some of the teams that have never won a Super Bowl. They seem to always find themselves in the playoff hunt. They've always had great names on the team: Dan Fouts, Junior Seau, LaDanian Tomlinson, Antonio Gates, Phillip Rivers. Even this current iteration of the team has premiere talent with quarterback Justin Herbert, running back Austin Ekeler, wide receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, edge rushers Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack, and in the secondary with Derwin James and JC Jackson. But for some reason, regardless of talent, the Chargers have always come up short in the biggest spots. Often in spectacular fashion. According to Lindsey Thiry, there's a name for that phenomenon: Chargering. She joins the show to explain how chargering has been around as long as the team has, how it's the only logical explanation for some of the most spectacular collapses in the team's history…and what this year's team can do to put chargering behind them once and for all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We trust the food we eat, the drinks we drink, and the air we breathe are safe. That in case they're unsafe, someone is working to minimize our exposure, or at least tell us the risks. In The Triumph of Doubt, former head of OSHA David Michaels reveals how companies fight for their rights to sell harmful products, expose workers to health hazards, and pollute the environment. They do it by manufacturing so-called “science.” Most this science is built not upon proving they're not causing harm, but by doing whatever they can to cast doubt. Here, in my own words, is a summary of The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception. Products we use every day cause harm Chances are you've cooked on a pan coated with Teflon. Teflon is one of many polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. When introduced in the 1940s, they were considered safe. We now know they're linked with high cholesterol, poor immune function, cancer, obesity, birth defects, and low fertility. PFAS, it turns out, have such a long half-life, they're called “forever chemicals.” PFAS can now be found in the blood of virtually all residents of the United States, and have been found in unsafe levels worldwide – in rainwater. You've probably heard that, in moderation, alcohol is actually good for you. But even one drink a day leads to higher overall mortality risk. More than one drink, greater risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer. Alcohol is a causal factor in 5% of deaths worldwide – about 3 million a year. 13.5% of deaths between ages 20–39 are alcohol-related. If you're in pain after an injury or surgery, your doctor might prescribe for you an opioid. But the rise in opioid addiction is responsible for the first drop in U.S. life expectancy in more than two decades. It's sent shockwaves throughout society. It's helped launch the epidemics of fentanyl and heroin overdoses, and the number of children in foster care in West Virginia, for example, rose 42% in four years. You might love to watch professional football. But NFL players are nineteen times more likely to develop neurological disorders, and thirty percent could develop Alzheimer's or dementia from taking so many hits. The “product defense” industry sows doubt How have they done it? How have companies been able to manufacture and sell products that cause so much harm, for so long? They do it by defending their products, when the safety of those products are questioned. On the surface, that's not so bad. But besides lying and deliberately deceiving, they abuse society's trust in so-called “science,” and our lack of understanding of how much we risk when we move forward while still in doubt. The tobacco industry is a pioneer of product defense There's an entire industry that helps companies defend their products from regulation: It's called, appropriately, product defense. The tobacco industry is most-known for its product defense. In 1953, John W. Hill of the PR firm Hill & Knowlton convinced the tobacco industry to start – one floor below his office in the Empire State Building – the Tobacco Industry Research Committee (TIRC). The TIRC was supposed to do rigorous scientific research to understand the health effects of smoking, but mostly they just attacked existing science, doing what they could to sow doubt. Just a few years earlier, in 1950, a study had found heavy smokers were fifty times as likely as nonsmokers to get lung cancer. With the help of the TIRC, it would take a long time for these health risks to influence public policy. About thirty years later, most states had restricted smoking in some public places such as auditoriums and government buildings. Smoking had proliferated in American culture when cigarettes had been provided in soldiers' rations in WWI. Michaels describes one surgeon who, in 1919, made sure not to miss an autopsy of a man who had died of lung cancer, because it was the chance of a lifetime. He didn't see another case of lung cancer for seventeen years, then saw eight within six months. All eight had started smoking while serving in the war. Today, more than a century after cigarettes were widely introduced, we've finally seen a massive reduction in smoking in the U.S. We can fly on planes and go to restaurants and even bars, without being exposed to secondhand smoke. The sugar industry has been at it even longer Predating the product defense efforts of the tobacco industry is actually the sugar industry. The Sugar Research Foundation was started in 1943. Scientific evidence first linked sugar with heart disease in the 1950s. In 1967, as Dr. Robert Lustig told us, Harvard scientists published in the New England Journal of Medicine an article blaming fat rather than sugar for heart disease. Fifty years later UCSF researchers discovered the scientists had been funded by the Sugar Research Foundation – which they hadn't disclosed. Even more misleadingly, they had disclosed funding that actually made them look more impartial – from the dairy industry. Companies and industries set up “astroturfing” organizations The Sugar Research Foundation and the Tobacco Industry Research Committee are are early examples of “astroturfing” organizations. This tactic of the product defense industry involves setting up organizations with innocent- or even charitable-sounding names, then doing low-quality research to defend a company or industry's interests. The American Council for Science and Health has published articles opposing regulation of mercury emissions, and attacked science finding harm in consumption of sugar and alcohol. When the National Football League was first looking into the effects of playing their sport, they formed the MTBI. the “M” in MTBI gave away their stance: TBI stands for Traumatic Brain Injuries, and this committee formed for finding the effects of brain injuries was called the Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries committee. The alcohol industry set up the Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation. The first board of directors included Peter Stroh, William K. Coors, and August A. Busch III. Their first president, Thomas B. Turner, was former dean of Johns Hopkins University Medical School, a tie of which they made good use in promoting their agenda – more on that in a bit. The American Pain Foundation ran campaigns to make pain medication more widely available for veterans, running ads reminding patients of their “right” to pain treatment. Astroturfing organizations are funded by “Dark Money” Astroturfing organizations are funded by so-called “Dark Money”. In other words, they do whatever they can to hide where their funding comes from, lest their biases become obvious. The American Council for Science and Health claims much of their funding comes from private foundations, but investigative reports have found 58% of it coming straight from industry, and that many of those private foundations have ties to corporations. Leaked documents show a huge list of corporate donors including McDonald's, 3M, and Coca-Cola. The NFL's MTBI committee's papers included a statement saying, “none of the Committee members has a financial or business relationship posing a conflict of interest.” Yet the committee consisted entirely of people on the NFL's payroll: team physicians, athletic trainers, and equipment managers. Documents collected by the New York Times revealed that administrators at the The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism wanted to do a randomized clinical trial on the effects of alcohol. To fund the study, they went to industry, calling it “a unique opportunity to show that moderate alcohol consumption is safe.” They were going into the study with the conclusions already in mind, saying, “one of the important findings will be showing that moderate drinking is safe.” Several companies pledged nearly $68 million toward the $100 million budget. As part of the National Institutes of Health – a federal organization – the NIAAA was pitching this as a chance for the alcohol industry to use a government-funded study to prove their product was safe. Money directly from alcohol manufacturers was to be routed through the NIH Foundation, since it's illegal for private companies to fund government studies. When the Senate Finance Committee began investigating ties between the American Pain Foundation and pharmaceutical companies, the APF quickly dissolved, apparently knowing what would be found otherwise. Besides private foundations, straight-up lying, and routing money through a federal foundation, another way of keeping money “dark” is by taking advantage of attorney-client privilege. By having the law firm pay accomplices, even if there's a lawsuit, the documents are private. Using connections and flawed science to manufacture pseudo-events When corporations do get studies published about the risks of using their products, they're often low-quality studies. If they don't deliberately conceal their findings, they often use their connections to create what are essentially pseudo-events to prop up their flawed conclusions. Internal documents from DuPont show they knew the PFAS in Teflon was a problem. In 1970, they found it in their factory worker's blood. In 1981, 3M told them it caused birth defects in rats, and DuPont's own workers' children had birth defects at a high rate. In 1991, DuPont set an internal safety limit of 1 ppb. Meanwhile, they found a local water district had three times that amount. In 2002, they set up a so-called “independent” panel in West Virginia, and set a safe limit at 150 times their own internal safety limit – so they'd have less-strict standards for polluting their community's drinking water. In 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency set a safe limit of 70 ppt (trillion!) – less than one-one-hundredth DuPont's previous internal safety limit. The NFL did very little for many years to ask serious questions about the long-term effects on their players. When players Junior Seau and Dave Duerson committed suicide, they both shot themselves in the chest instead of the head, so their brain tissue could be studied after their deaths. The MTBI argued that players were clearly fine if they returned to play shortly after concussions. They abused the concept of survivorship bias, arguing that those who didn't drop out of football in college or high school and made it to the pros were more resistant to brain injury. The editor of the journal, Neurosurgery, which published MTBI's papers, was a medical consultant to the New York Giants, and later to the commissioner's office – a clear conflict of interest. I mentioned earlier the first president of the alcohol industry's ABMRF was a former dean of Johns Hopkins. When ABMRF published a study, the Johns Hopkins press office would issue a press-release, which would instantly make the study seem more credible. One of the studies that has proliferated throughout media and culture, finding that moderate alcohol use is actually good for you, was a door-to-door survey – a very flawed methodology. Non-drinkers in a study are likely to include people who don't drink because they're already sick, or are former abusers of alcohol. One of the main “papers” the pharma industry used to defend their positions that opioids had a low risk of addiction was, from 1980, a five-sentence letter to the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine. It's a letter, not a paper – there was no peer review. It has been cited hundreds of times in medical literature – often by researchers with ties to opioid manufacturers. TIME magazine unfortunately called it a “landmark study.” (This is a great example of a pseudo-event: the proliferation of flawed information throughout media made it accepted as true.) The double-standard in access to study data The papers that do get published by the product-defense industry are usually not original studies. They're often reanalysis of existing data. Industry takes advantage of the Shelby Amendment, which the tobacco industry promoted under the guise of concern over pollution. The Shelby Amendment requires federally-funded researchers to share any data they collect. In this way, industry can reanalyze the data in ways that arrive at any conclusion they want. So, “re-analysis” has its own cottage industry within product defense. When industry does conduct original studies, they don't have to share their data, and so it isn't subject to the same scrutiny. Manufacturing doubt in other industries The Triumph of Doubt goes on and on with examples of deception and collusion from various industries. Some other highlights: Volkswagen installed a device in their diesel cars to detect when their emissions were being tested. The device would activate, causing the car to pollute forty times less, only when being tested. Johnson & Johnson knew as early as 1971 their baby powder was contaminated with asbestiform particles – asbestos-like particles that cause cancer – but pressured scientists to not report them. Monsanto publishes many studies in Critical Reviews in Toxicology, which Michaels calls “a known haven for science produced by corporate consultants.” Many authors have done work for Monsanto, don't disclose their conflicts of interest, and have denied Monsanto had reviewed their papers – later litigation showed they had. Should chemicals be innocent until proven guilty? There's a concept called the precautionary principle. It states that when we know little about what the consequences of an action will be, we should err on the side of caution. If a new chemical is developed, we should wait before we let it get into our food and water. If a new technology is invented, we should wait until we introduce it to society. In criminal courts, a defendant is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. We like this, because we hate the idea of someone being thrown in jail despite being innocent. And we can physically remove someone dangerous from society and more or less stop them from continuing to harm others. Criminal harm can be halted, chemical harm cannot But this is also our policy for chemicals, drugs, and potentially dangerous activities. We have an extremely high bar for deciding something is harmful enough we should reduce our exposure to it. OSHA – the Occupational Safety and Health Administration – has exposure limits for only 500 of the many thousands of chemicals used in commerce. Because the regulatory process is so onerous, Michaels says, in the half-century OSHA has been around, they've updated only twenty-seven of those 500. Yet, as with PFAS, even after we start reducing our exposure, the effects of harmful substances keep going. As one Stockholm University scientist has said about PFAS in rainwater, “We just have to wait...decades to centuries.” And, unlike a criminal court, where the only people motivated to keep from punishing a defendant are the defendant's lawyers and family members, huge networks of people stand to profit from harmful products – executives, shareholders, and entire industries have the incentives to conspire and collude. Balancing harm with innovation On the other hand, the precautionary principle can slow or halt innovation. Many products that may be harmful may also be useful. Teflon and other PFAS have a huge number of applications. Supposedly it's been replaced by other chemicals in cookware – though they're probably similar (taking advantage of loopholes in the slow regulatory process). Supposedly exposure potential from cooking is low – but you know now how hard it is to “trust the science.” As horrifying as some of these abuses of science are, you can't be horrified by them without at least some sympathy for those who didn't want to get the COVID vaccine: If a product is immediately harmful to everyone who takes it, that's easy to prove. But could it harm some people in the long term? It's nearly impossible to be sure. There's more money and power behind sowing reasonable doubt than behind exposing sources of harm. Meanwhile, it's easy to sow and abuse the existence of doubt, and that's why it's the main tactic used in product defense. There's your summary of The Triumph of Doubt If you liked this summary, you'll probably like The Triumph of Doubt. As a career regulator, Michaels comes off as somewhat biased, clearly partisan at times, a little shrill with his use of dramatic terms such as “Big Tobacco” and “Big Sugar.” Get ready for lots of alphabet soup, as you try to keep track of the myriad agencies and foundations identified by acronyms. Because of media's key role in the doubt-sowing Michaels writes about, I'll be adding this as an honorable mention on my best media books list. About Your Host, David Kadavy David Kadavy is author of Mind Management, Not Time Management, The Heart to Start and Design for Hackers. Through the Love Your Work podcast, his Love Mondays newsletter, and self-publishing coaching David helps you make it as a creative. Follow David on: Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube Subscribe to Love Your Work Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify Stitcher YouTube RSS Email New bonus content on Patreon! I've been adding lots of new content to Patreon. 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On this episode of Star King Gaming Presents I will be cover the life and death of Freddie Lane Jr. Chris Henry and Junior Seau. A very special podcast featuring the one and only Star King Gaming!!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thekingdomtalkswithkings/support

Wiley joins the podcast to discuss Shannon Sharpe Leaving His Show With Skip Bayless, going from Compton to Columbia and more on his playing days with the Chargers and Junior Seau. Follow Marcellus Wiley on his podcast "MORE TO IT" or his streaming show "NEVER SHUT UP." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Denver Nuggets are two games away from winning it all! Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray do something no teammates have ever done in the NBA Finals. Tank and Jeremy begin to fill their their expansion team rosters. See the difference in strategies between the Tennessee Top Hats and the Beer City Battalion. Who do you leave off the Mt Rushmore for the Kansas City Chiefs? Is it Lamar Hunt, Travis Kelce, or Len Dawson? Do bothe Super Bowl winning QBs make it for the Denver Broncos? Who is the greatest Raider? The Chargers mountain starts with LaDainian Tomlinson and Junior Seau. Who's next?

The Podcasters Tolu convene to rank our Top 5 Dwayne Johnson/The Rock movies. We start by assessing the NBA Finals after the Miami Heat take Game 2 in Denver, and whether it changes our series' outlook. We rank movies starring Uncle Dwayne, from the beginnings of The Scorpion King to growing with and motivating the Gridiron Gang and evolving to hitching multiple vehicles to a helicopter in Hobbs & Shaw. Our top spots include the birth of a comedy super team, a jungle ensemble that reimagined a classic, and a jungle cult classic with a little bit of lightning, little bit of thunder. Quick discussion on whether or not Johnson appropriates or showcases Polynesian culture, before talking about how the Director of the new live-action "Moana" movie is not a Pacific Islander and how that could affect the telling of a Pasefika story. Forest reveals that if you Google "Moana" story writers, its all white faces. Transitioning to Taika Waititi's keynote address at The Hollwood Reporter's Diversity summit, where the New Zealand director said he's "tired of the diversity conversation, tired of the inclusivity conversation" and how advancing casting diversification and representation has been mistakenly taken to mean every show should have every type of person and ethnicity in it. We give Forest the time to defend his GOAT from the slander of Scottie Pippen, who called Jordan a "horrible" player. How much would we pay if there was a toll just to get on the freeway, like LA county is reportedly discussing. We close out this episode with our shoutouts to Washington State Triple Jump champ Matthew Fiso; King Koda; Forest's nephew; Irae Hosea; Big Uce Radio Pasefika Food Festival featuring Iam Tongi and Tenelle, Lakewood, WA (July 29); @natpicking; everyone getting through their workweek; Big Brother Boat; Le Vasa Island Apparel; Junior Seau; and our Panel. Send us your questions or comments at ballinesian@gmail.com or message us on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok at @ballinesian. Recorded 6/5/2023, Zoom. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

His 2009 Minnesota Vikings fell victim to the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship, but it's not "Bountygate" that pisses off Ben Leber to this day. Far from it. I think you'll be surprised by his thoughts on that iconic game, Gregg Williams and this sport's ruthless reality. Also, we discuss the state of youth sports in America, playing with Junior Seau as a rookie in San Diego, his best memories from a 10-year NFL career and Leber's expectations for the 2023 Minnesota Vikings. Today, he's a sideline analyst for the team, in addition to co-hosting Twin Cities Live. Follow Ben on Twitter @nacholeber. As always, subscribe to Go Long at GoLongTD.com to get everything we have to offer. Thanks, all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Trotter has covered some NFL legends during his career. In this wide ranging discussion with Colum Cronin he talks about how Junior Seau helped shape his career, what Larry Fitzgerald is like off the field and what the media got wrong in the immediate aftermath of Sean Taylor's murder. He also discusses how his lecturers at Howard University instilled the principles which have guided his work.

So Jennifer let me know that she didn't think she was going to be able to make today's podcast, then texted me a few minutes later to say she'd try since someone was "bugging her" about doing so. We started our podcast as we do all of them - no prep.  Don't know what we're going to talk about.  But clearly someone wanted to stop by and say hello. Lisa Marie Presley, who said that her father Elvis, her son Benjamin and her former husband Michael Jackson greeted her on the flipside. As noted in the podcast we've often had people come by and "observe" or "see what it is we're doing" - because when one is on the flipside, it's not entirely clear how to communicate between themselves and loved ones back on the planet. Jennifer and I have been doing this for eight years.  Once a week, basically for the past eight years - she normally has pro bono cases that she works on with law enforcement agencies (about a third of her time) and the rest of the time booked with a variety of clients. But she tries to make time for the podcast - which clearly is not selling our four books - "BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE FLIPSIDE" 1, 2 OR 3, or TUNING INTO THE AFTERLIFE.  We do this podcast as a public service, to demonstrate that anyone can access their loved ones - that it's a matter of "bypassing the filters" to do so. In my work, I've demonstrated that in DivineCouncils.com where people use a simple guided meditation to access guides and councils. In this case, I'm asking questions to Lisa Marie Presley that we've asked everyone - "who greeted you when you crossed over?" "What was that like?" "Do you have any messages for loved ones back on the planet?" "Who were you surprised to meet?" Then there's a discussion of awareness, as in "what are you doing over there?" At some point, her father, who has stopped by our class before, said that he was "busy playing baseball" when we asked him to stop by.  When asked to describe that, he gave relatively the same information that Junior Seau gave (it's in the book "Backstage Pass to the Flipside" where we talk to Junior's widow without Jennifer knowing who Gina was - and she correctly identified (on camera) her husband on the flipside. It's in the film "Talking to Paul Allen, Junior Seau and Dave Duerson." So when Elvis is talking about "Playing baseball with Babe Ruth" - he's literally talking about the mental construct of that, how one can created (like CGI) the memories of those events, mixed with the action of the game, that we create using math for telemetry, speed, power, etc.  I ask him questions related to the topic as we've discussed it before with Junior Seau and other athletes, just never with Lisa Marie's dad.  We do this podcast to help other heal, to help with grief, to demonstrate that anyone anywhere can access their loved ones - they don't need a medium, (it can help) don't need a hypnotherapist (it can help) don't need a meditation guide (it can help.)  Take the time to learn to chat with them - they're standing by to say hello. Take the time to learn to chat with them - they're standing by to say hello. Examples of Jennifer in action are in the film HackingTheAfterlifeFilm.com - and the simple meditation can be found in the book DivineCouncils.com  Hope this helps.

The Calgary Flames lost to the defending Stanley Cup Champions last night and looked overmatched in the process. Coach Sutter had some disparaging remarks post game about his club that stated that maybe the Flames are just what their record says they are. On this day in 2002 the "Legend of Tom Brady and the Pats" is born. Happy Birthday to Junior Seau. And, to finish it off a clip from the latest episode of "Foul Tips" predicting Aaron Judges upcoming season with the Yankees. Today's show is brought to you by Mahler Brothers Golf Apparel, use promo code 1420BROS at Mahlerbros.com today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is another mind bending session.   Someone on our MartiniZone.com page on YouTube posted this question: 'Richard...it would be great to interview Damar Hamlin when he is well enough.  Everyone knows he died while on the football field.   (His uncle told CNN he had to be revived again at the hospital, so it seems he died and was revived twice).  See what he has to say.   Did something happen?  Nothing?  A lot of people would be interested." (from Kristin) Generally I like to point out we're not in charge of the guest list on our podcast. Luana Anders is our moderator on the flipside, and even though we didn't speak directly to her on the podcast, it's clear she made the connection. About thirty minutes after I replied to Kristin's question on the YouTube page, we were doing the podcast, and suddenly two football players showed up who wanted to talk about it. That would be Junior Seau of the Chargers fame (#55) and Dave Duerson (#22) of the Chicago Bears.  They showed up with their friend Paul Allen, founder of Microsoft.  The reason they showed up together, is because we interviewed the three of them in the film "TALKING TO PAUL ALLEN, JUNIOR SEAU AND DAVE DUERSON."  https://youtu.be/qTLvYNcl9lo I turned our conversations into a film - and we put it up on YouTube because the message is important. They wanted to tell us that Joe Namath (still very much alive) had cured his CTE using oxygen therapy. It's not a medical opinion, theory or belief - what made it so mind bending is that these fellows showed up three different times to make the same case.  And as noted in this podcast, I arranged as an experiment a session between Gina Seau and her husband Junior - without Jennifer knowing who she was. It's in the film - where live on camera Jennifer identifies Junior. But more importantly, here we were talking about dementia, and suddenly these three show up to weigh in on the recent events with Damar, the player who had his heart stop on the football field.  Everything Jennifer says in this podcast about what they did when he got back there (spent time talking to him) and how his "memory of these events was wiped clean" is reflected in thousands of other interviews in different methodologies - whether it's without hypnosis - see the book DivineCouncils.com for examples) or via hypnotherapy.  People report similar events during NDE's in the medical case histories (see Dr. Greyson's book AFTER for examples). They're saying that Damar doesn't remember this - but I'm saying he can if he wants to use hypnotherapy, mediation or a trusted medium to access the event again. He was "literally pushed back" so that he could highlight the inherent dangers in pro football - and inspire, encourage, get people to start or continue looking into new methods to protect or change the game. In the case of Paul Allen (who owned the Seahawks, who created a brain institute) and Junior Seau (who had CTE and did himself in) and Dave Duerson (who was the first case of CTE reported because he donated his brain to science) - these folks want people to PAY ATTENTION to how to help athletes with CTE (oxygen therapy like Joe Namath used) or to pay attention to how to design uniforms, pads, electronics in ways that promote safety. It's an obvious conversation that no one is having. But these guys are, they showed up on our podcast, like it, don't like it, but there it is. Wasn't planned - but everything they referred to has happened, and will continue to happen. Welcome to our world. Hope this helps someone. 

In this episode of Sports the NEMO Way we bring the LA Chargers to the table for discussion. 

And we're going back to back! Episode 55, the Dikembe Mutumbo episode, the Tim Lincecum episode, the Junior Seau episode! In this episode we close out with the second of a back to back special! We get to know the Killer Crossover duo a little bit better to kick off season 3! So tune in as we get into it with E-Man!

We convene to recap a couple of L's, one as the Chargers drop Sunday Night Football to the San Fransisco 49ers and one as the Raiders keep the Jeff Saturday Hype Train going vs the Matt Ryan-led Colts. We'll give the reasons why the games went the way they went and our look forward to the second half of the season. We also tangent off to reminisce about Junior Seau, Troy Polamalu, Patrick Willis, Steves Atwater and Largent and many others. We discuss football Player Safety and how teams and the league sometimes have to step in to keep a player from reinjury. Also IG: @samoandoughboiphotography was able to hike to the Witches Castle to take Senior Photos for Nephew Makani, check out his page for more. We close by making plans to watch the Rugby World Cup Final where Samoa will take on Australia this Saturday. Always sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

Matt Waldman's RSP Cast continues a new podcast and film series devoted to scouting reports of past NFL players and what made them great. This month, Matt reviews the film and explains why RB James Brooks is an underrated great.  James Brooks Was Tiki Barber and Austin Ekeler In the NFL's Weaponized Era The 1980-90s were the weaponized era of the NFL. Athletes were reaching the peak of their size and speed at the position. Steroid use became more notable. And players realized that better equipment allowed them to maximize the intensity of contact behind their enhanced athletic ability. It was an era where concussions remained an injury to shake off, clear the cobwebs, and keep it moving if you could. The league and the mass media, who signed lucrative deals to cover the game promoted the human missile mentality of the game. You Got Jacked-Up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ELj-79jbqA In the middle of this era where running the football with a feature back remained a central focus of many offenses, James Brooks excelled. Selected 24th overall in the 1981 NFL Draft, Brooks was an all-purpose player: tailback, receiver, and return specialist for the Air Coryell Chargers. Paired with Chuck Muncie in the backfield, Brooks bloomed early as a kick returner and earned the change-of-pace role in the backfield. After three years, the Chargers traded Books for fullback Pete Johnson, a bruiser who compiled 64 rushing touchdowns during his first seven years in the league, including two 14-score seasons and a 12-score campaign that earned him Pro Bowl honors during an era of runners of more renown. In hindsight, the Chargers gave away a player at age 26 who offered far more to an offense than his former team estimated. Brooks' peak years of his career came between the ages of 30-33. Barber, another late statistical bloomer, actually began his run of excellence between 27-31. Barber was more prolific than Brooks during his peak and while Barber also played at the tail end of the weaponized era, he had one more compelling advantage over Brooks that actually makes Brooks' feats all the more impressive. The 205-pound Barber was 25 pounds heavier than Brooks. What Makes Brooks Great The stats are compelling: 41st overall in history in All-Purpose Yards with 2 top-ranked seasons during his career. 73rd overall in Yards from Scrimmage with 3 seasons in the top 10 of all-time. 20th in NFL history with 4.7 yards per rush attempt. 52nd in history with career touches in the weaponized era at 5-10, 180 pounds. That's right, Brooks was 5-10 and 180 pounds. You don't earn his stats and simply run draws and play in space. Brooks could accelerate and attack at the collision point. He had top-end acceleration and speed — the juice to ward off the Rod Woodson's of the era in the open field  — but he could also get the better end of a collision with Junior Seau because he knew how to finish. If you've been reading the Rookie Scouting Portfolio's running back evaluations for any length of time, you know that much of what people say is intangible can be defined and graded. You have to go to the film. This week, I studied the tape on Brooks — past games as well as career highlights and retrospectives on YouTube — and it was easy to see why Bill Walsh remarked on a national broadcast that he couldn't believe San Diego traded Brooks away. In this week's podcast, I share the insights I gained from Brooks' game as a technician, a decision-maker, an athlete, and a receiver. Listen to the pod and/or watch some of the videos below, and you'll get a glimpse at why Brooks was the precursor to Barber, Alvin Kamara, Christian McCaffrey, and Austin Ekeler. Links to the videos (the NFL may block them from viewing outside of YouTube): https://youtu.be/q8sMGYxS8Do   https://youtu.be/E8JmBDvR1sE   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzLISy_4Lsk&t=340s And of course,

Chris offers (16:10)well-received advice to Stephon Diggs, solves Don's Magic Johnson in Buffalo mystery, shares about his last days with Junior Seau, goes back and forth with Josh about USC vs Notre Dame, and marvels at the talent AND disfunction of the 1989 Bills. Don describes how a Free Agent signing during season goes down and they shout out to Florida friends and former colleagues. Bills vs Ravens predictions!

Muki, Reuben, and Justus are joined by NFL Sr. writer Jim Trotter to discuss the Bills, Junior Seau, Stefon Diggs and much more.

Everyone loves to talk about which NFL era is the best...so we decided to put some of the best versus the best from the recent NFL Top 100 list. Let the debate begin! Subscribe To Our Podcast: https://www.thebtmpodcast.com/home FOLLOW US: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thebtmpodcast/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thebtmpodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/thebtmpodcast/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebtmpodcast Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Takeo Spikes Co-Host & Executive Producer: Tutan Reyes Produced by Behind the Mask Media, LLC Edited and YouTube Management by @Devin Dismang Videography: Simone Kilgore Audio Engineer: Anthony Majors Sounds Powered by DJ JWATTZ Artwork: Jamaal Williams (c) 2022 The Behind The Mask Podcast #NFL #NFLTop100 #HallofFame

Guest host Ryan Leaf recounts his first-ever NFL training camp experience with the Chargers after being selected #2 overall in the 1998 NFL Draft and sets the record straight about a hazing incident involving Junior Seau that has been widely misreported over the years. Ryan and the guys recap the first episode of HBO's ‘Hard Knocks' and debate the effectiveness of the fiery in-your-face style of Detroit Lions head coach Matt Campbell. Baylor Head Football Coach Dave Aranda tells Ryan what expectations he has for his team this season after winning a Big 12 title in 2021, explains why “you don't have to be an a-hole to win” in college football and more. Ryan breaks down the College Football Coaches' Poll, remarks on the impact Lincoln Riley has already made at USC and predicts how many games the Trojans will win this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Imagine a Los Angeles Chargers defense featuring legends Junior Seau and Jamal Williams, sharing the field with Joey Bosa and Derwin James. On today's show Daniel and David finish their Chargers ultimate team by selecting the best Chargers defensive players since the year 2000. Reviewing all of those rosters showed where the Chargers were flush with talent, and also where they were devoid of talent. Identifying who the corners and edge rushers were going to be wasn't a tough task. Finding the 2nd best interior defensive linemen was a much more difficult challenge. With tons of pro bowls and all-pro selections on the resume, the ultimate Chargers defense matches up well against anyone.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!DaveDownload the Dave app from the App store right now for an Extra Cash account and get up to 500 dollars instantly. For terms and conditions go to dave.com/legal. Instant transfer fees apply. Banking provided by Evolve. Member FDIC.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.comand use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Imagine a Los Angeles Chargers defense featuring legends Junior Seau and Jamal Williams, sharing the field with Joey Bosa and Derwin James. On today's show Daniel and David finish their Chargers ultimate team by selecting the best Chargers defensive players since the year 2000. Reviewing all of those rosters showed where the Chargers were flush with talent, and also where they were devoid of talent. Identifying who the corners and edge rushers were going to be wasn't a tough task. Finding the 2nd best interior defensive linemen was a much more difficult challenge. With tons of pro bowls and all-pro selections on the resume, the ultimate Chargers defense matches up well against anyone. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Dave Download the Dave app from the App store right now for an Extra Cash account and get up to 500 dollars instantly. For terms and conditions go to dave.com/legal. Instant transfer fees apply. Banking provided by Evolve. Member FDIC. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.comand use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Miami Dolphins Tales From The Deep Born and raised in Hollywood, Florida, Travis Daniels attended South Broward High School, less than 15 miles from Hard Rock Stadium. Daniels spent four years at Louisiana State University, helping Nick Saban capture his first National Championship, before Saban would return the favor, this time as Head Coach of the Miami Dolphins, selecting Daniels in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. Danielswould go on to play eight seasons (three with Miami) before trading his cleats for a camera and launching a photography business. Diving in with O.J. and Seth, Travis discusses emulating Dolphins' cornerbacks Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain as a youth (2:43); explains the double-edged sword of being drafted by Nick Saban after playing four years under the legendary college coach (9:05) and reflects upon his draft class that included Ronnie Brown, Channing Crowder, and Matt Roth (13:55). Travis also shares how meaningful it was to team with a group of Dolphins legends he grew up watching including Madison, Jason Taylor, Zach Thomas, and Junior Seau (19:49), candidly explains the challenging shift from Saban's coaching style to that of Cam Cameron (24:58), and reveals how an interest in pictures led to the eventual establishment of Travis DanielsPhotography. Finally, Travis becomes the first ever guest to face The Fish Tank Two-Minute Drill (41:50). Contributors to this episode include Sean “DJ Prec” Todd, Alex Bitchatchi, and Dolphins Productions. Theme song created and performed by The Honorable SoLo D.

How is CTE different from a concussion?  Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O'Reilly discuss concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, with former NFL lineman, Leonard Marshall, and neuroscientist, Heather Berlin, PhD.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Thanks to our Patrons Walter Johnson, Ali AlWaheedy, Armen Gevorgyan, Jenny K Leasure, WIGwigWIG, Denny, MaKayla A Holloway, Anna Dupre-Whiting, Allain Brideau, and David for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: Garpenholm, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we wanted to do a special episode around mental health and generate awareness within our community to help reduce the stigma so many experience. Ryan Mundy, Super Bowl Champion and founder of Alkeme Health joins The Pivot to share his work in this space since retiring from the NFL.  RC, welcoming his former Steeler teammate, starts the conversation off by talking about their time in the league, their Super Bowl run and life after football.  Mundy talks about his experiences with counseling during football and what led him to purse a career and be an advocate for mental health, especially in the black community.  Fred opens up about dealing with anxiety and what's the best way to present situations to kids and sharing advice for not getting caught up in social media.  Channing breaks down with the emotion he still deals with after losing friend and teammate Junior Seau to suicide.  Asking someone if they are ok and actually listening to the answer is a big part of checking on the people we love and care about. If you know someone who may be struggling, reach out to www.suicideprevention.com. FOLLOW THE PIVOT PODCAST: WEBSITE | https://www.pivotpodcast.com YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/thepivotpodcast INSTAGRAM | https://instagram.com/thepivot TWITTER | https://twitter.com/thepivot TIKTOK | https://tiktok.com/@thepivot FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/thepivotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NFL Hall Of Famer and Super Bowl Champion Warren Sapp joins The Pivot in a conversation about lessons learned and life after football. In a honest and emotional discussion, Sapp talks about his struggles with memory loss and the side effects he is starting to experience as he hits that 20-year mark of playing football. Channing brings up Junior Seau and how hard that was to learn about as Sapp explains to Ryan and Fred the fears that lie ahead. Sapp admittedly discloses that it's easier for him to recount stories when he is in a familiar environment like the locker room atmosphere and goes on to share some memories with Ryan, Fred and Channing of his playing days and his Super Bowl run along with leading one of the best defensive units in NFL history. Fred asks if Sapp thinks Aaron Donald is the best to play the position as he explains his answer. Leaning into the veteran perspective, The guys ask Sapp what advice he would give to younger players and youth today. Not shying away from his infamous Arizona incident from 2015 and how quickly things can change, “Dungy always told us five things that would keep us on the straight and narrow…And he was right,” Sapp says. FOLLOW THE PIVOT PODCAST: YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/thepivotpodcast INSTAGRAM | https://instagram.com/thepivot TWITTER | https://twitter.com/thepivot TIKTOK | https://tiktok.com/@thepivot FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/thepivotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back with another Friday episode. We honor the legend Junior Seau 10 years after his passing . We welcome on James Ebo for a Bolt Insight. He gives us the inside scoop of what it was like to be at the Draft. Craig takes a look at our draft and gives us his insight on some of his favorites.    Episode Chapters: Bolt Insight - 5:28 The Craig Experience - 19:02 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hope is joined by former No. 2 overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft Ryan Leaf, and Los Angeles Rams Mental Health Clinician Dr. Carrie Hastings to discuss the importance of mental health in life and athletics. Ryan shares his story of how mental health derailed his entire career. He's now an advocate for destigmatizing mental health. Dr. Hastings discusses how she's helped the Super Bowl Champion L.A. Rams and other athletes on seeking better ways to take care of their mental health.

An Official Miami Dolphins Podcast Undrafted out of Temple in 1998, Larry Chester played seven NFL seasons, including the final three years of his career with the Miami Dolphins, spending nearly every down next to Tim Bowens at defensive tackle. In the tank, Larry explains the unique nickname Bowens gave him (2:06), shares why he came across so angry during his Dolphins days (4:03), sheds light as to why Randy McMichael felt frightened after practicing with him for the first time (7:59), makes a routine out of throwing the team priest into the swimming pool (11:18), reflects on his uncanny strength which led to lifting cars in college (14:24), opens up as to why there is no need to hire security when “Uncle” Jay Williams attends your daughter's birthday party (21:00), discusses playing in front of linebacker legends Zach Thomas and Junior Seau (29:30), and recalls a fateful day in San Diego where chasing a scrambling Drew Brees may not have been the best idea (34:34). Contributors to this episode include Sean “DJ Prec” Todd and Dolphins Productions. Theme song created and performed by The Honorable SoLo D.

Episode 98 Notes and Links to Greg Bishop's Work           On Episode 98 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Greg Bishop, disciplined and voracious reader and writer of all types of articles that are about sports and so much more. The two talk about, among other topics, Greg's early love of reading, his disciplined and careful reading for his work, his mentor, Gay Talese, his work on Manny Pacquaio, Dak Prescott, and so many more personalities, as well as the current state of high-impact sports like boxing and football.        Greg Bishop is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated whose feature subjects have ranged from Ricky Williams to Adrian Peterson to Aaron Rodgers. He spent time as the Jets beat writer for the New York Times and the Seahawks beat writer for the Seattle Times.   Buy Talking to Goats: The Moments You Remember and the Stories You Never Heard    " 'In My Heart, I Want to Continue to Fight': Manny Pacquiao Isn't Ready to Retire, but the End May Be Near"-August 2021 in Sports Illustrated   "Xavien Howard's 10 Picks: The Perfection of His Craft"   ("Roger Federer Finds a Higher Level as Other Stars Fall" and "Federer Exerts His Power From the Ground Up") from The New York Times   “Dak Prescott's Heal Turn” Greg Bishop's Articles for Sports Illustrated At about 1:40, Pete asks Greg about his relationship with language and reading as he grew up   At about 6:30, Greg outlines his daily reading process and how he comes up with story ideas, including his reading, both within his writing subject matter and without-some on his current reading list include Ryan Holiday's work and Jake Fischer's Built to Lose   At about 11:40, Greg shows and describes his reading plans as laid out in his office   At about 12:30, Greg details his nightly reading routine with his son   At about 13:10, Greg discusses his early reading interests, including Maraniss' Lombardi, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Tender Bar: A Memoir   At about 14:50, Greg gives background on his mentorship from, and friendship with, Gay Talese    At about 16:40, Pete talks about his connection to Gay Talese's work   At about 17:45, Pete and Greg nerd out over Gay Talese's iconic pieces on Frank Sinatra and Joe DiMaggio as Greg talks about Talese's writing process and aesthetic    At about 21:45, Pete uses the metaphors of aging dealt with in Talese's work to transition into Greg's writing about Manny Pacquaio through the years   At about 23:50, Greg lays out his ethic in reporting on athletes, including his view on befriending writing subjects   At about 26:10, Greg responds to Pete's questions about Pacquaio's current standing in the Philippines, including his chances in the upcoming presidential election    At about 30:00, Pete and Greg nerd out again-this time about Roger Federer, especially as written about by David Foster Wallace-Greg also talks about two ("Roger Federer Finds a Higher Level as Other Stars Fall"/"Federer Exerts His Power From the Ground Up") favorite articles he wrote about Federer   At about 33:15, Greg breaks down the ratio of articles he writes, with regards to “human interest stories” and others; he highlights an article he wrote about athletes and their relationships with law enforcement in 2020 with Michael Rosenberg, as well as an article with Ben Baskin looking at the money donated by Colin Kaepernick   At about 37:15, Greg analyzes his own view of “human interest stories”   At about 38:40, Pete and Greg discuss Greg's important work about Dak Prescott that dealt with, among other things, mental health; additionally, Greg talks about his relationship with Dak and other athletes, post-article   At about 45:00, Greg talks about five tenets he uses in moving through life   At about 46:40, Pete shouts out Mirin Fader's Giannis and Pete talks about the “Mirin Fader Blessing”   At about 48:10, Greg describes the landscape in publishing in 2021, with its fraught situation, as well as his specific situation writing for Sports Illustrated   At about 53:45, Pete wonders if there are any genres/writing types that the multitalented Greg avoids/isn't cut out for   At about 54:50, Greg outlines a “Football in America” 2016 article series and his short lived music career   At about 58:45, Pete and Greg discuss the state of the NFL, particularly with regards to concussions, CTE, and the state of football overall; Greg talks about his personal conflict in following boxing and football, inherently violent sports   At about 1:06:15, Pete talks about the crushing blow that was the death by suicide of Junior Seau, and Greg lays out his history with the tragic death of Seau   At about 1:08:35, Greg talks about upcoming projects of his   At about 1:09:00, Greg talks about his SÍ cover collection   At about 1:10:10, Greg gives out his contact info and shouts out Showtime All-Access, and his work with Jim Gray for Talking to GOATs-buy his work at Powell's in Portland or The Strand in NYC        You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.       This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.      The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.      Please tune in for the next episode, a conversation with Sara Borjas. SARA BORJAS is a Xicanx pocha, is from the Americas before it was stolen and its people were colonized, and is a Fresno poet. Her debut collection of poetry, Heart Like a Window, Mouth Like a Cliff was published by Noemi Press in 2019 and won a 2020 American Book Award. Sara was named one of Poets & Writers 2019 Debut Poets, is a 2017 CantoMundo Fellow, and the recipient of the 2014 Blue Mesa Poetry Prize. She teaches innovative undergraduates at UC Riverside, believes that all Black lives matter and will resist white supremacy until Black liberation is realized, lives in Los Angeles, and stays rooted in Fresno. The episode with Sara Borjas will air on January 11. 

In part 2 of their emergency podcast host Mark Hochgesang and his son Chris present their  final picks for who they think should replace Clay Helton at the helm of USC football. But Mark and Chris  shift gears in this second episode. They devote most of their time to  reminiscing about and regaling the glory days of USC football.They share their top five favorite Trojan players, teams, games and moments. Mark speaks of Ronnie Lott, Marcus Allen, Junior Seau, Rose Bowl wins and National Titles. Chris talks about Carson Palmer, Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, Pete Carroll, 4th and 9 in South Bend and exciting championships as well.  You'll enjoy this father-son trip down the cardinal and gold memory lane. Mark's LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhochgesang/Chris's LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrishochgesang/